Orpheus and Eurydice

The tragic tale of Orpheus and Eurydice tells of their wedding day when Eurydice is beset upon by a satyr. She flees her attacker only to fall into a pit of vipers where she receives a fatal bite. Orpheus finds her, and in his melancholy at her loss begins to play music that makes the Gods weep. They tell Orpheus that he should go to the underworld and attempt to bring Eurydice back. Orpheus travels to the underworld where he softens the heart of Hades with his music. Hades then agrees to let Orpheus bring his love back to the mortal world. The only way that Hades agrees to this is that she is to follow Orpheus out and Orpheus cannot look back at her until they are out of the Underworld. In his haste, Orpheus, looks back upon his love where he sees a fleeting glimpse of her before she vanishes forever.